Handle



Jul 9,1935. w. MILLER 2,007,476

HANDLE Filed NOV. 22, 1954 waiter MLLLer,

any suitable or desired character.

Patented July 9, 1935 t times.

Walter MilI rQBenton Harbor, Mich.

particularly '=to metal handles fordoorsiandifure niture and other, things, and inore parti'culalrly to handles that are made ornamental and more appealing to the eye by the use of some color or contrasting shade on the outer surface thereof.

Generally stated, therefore, the object of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedconstruction whereby handles of this kind, and. more especially handles for automobiles, as well as handles for furniture and similar objects, may be provided with a section of color or contrasting shade, in a manner that will not only be attractive and appealing to the eye, but that will also tend to facilitate the manufacture of handles of this kind, as well asto reduce the cost of production thereof. l

i It is also an'object to provide certain details and features of construction tending to increase the general efficiency and desirability of a handle construction of this character.

To the foregoing and other useful ends, the invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a handle embodying" the principles of the invention, the handle in this case being that of an automobile door.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 22 in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 3-3 in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a different form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing another form of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of the insert or section of color or contrasting shade strip of material employed in the construction of said handle.

As thus illustrated, the inventioncomprises a metal handle I of any suitable or desired shape, preferably hollow, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawing, and open at its back, but having its front closed by a section of material 2 of For example, for the outside handles of an automobile, the material 2 is preferably metal, enameled or otherwise given the color shade desired. For the handles inside the automobile, this insert can be of cloth or paper or other suitable material, not beingrequired to be water-proof like thoseoutside. As shown, the insert or section of material 2 is preferably bulged or curved on its outer surface, and is so disposed that it is in effect countersunk on the faceor outer side of the handle. As shown in .but nevertheless strong, handle is provided, and

ing in the handle. 5

As shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the insert 2 is held in place by small screws 5, and in this way the insert can be renewed. when broken or injured, as it is easily removable by withdrawing the screws.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing, the insert 2 is held in place by the cement 6, of any suitable character, applied around the edges of the insert.

Handles of this kind can be used on various things and in various ways. For example, when used on the outside of automobiles, the inserts can be of a color or shade corresponding to some color or shade on the outer surface of the body of the motor vehicle. ,On the other hand, when these handles are used inside of an automobile, 20

the insert can be of cloth corresponding to the the bodies of the handles are all alike, and may be standardized in form or shape or size, and only the inserts need to be different. Obviously,-in this way, a perfectly satisfactory and artistic handle is provided, but of a construction that tends to reduce the cost of production, in the manufacture of handles requiring the addition of some color or shade to obtain the desired ornamental effect.

By making the handle practically hollow, a sort of skeleton handle body is provided, reducing the amount of metal or other material necessary therefor. Also, by in effect countersinking the insert 2 on the face of the handle, the color or shade thereof is less liable to be worn away or injured or in any way affected by contact with the hand. a

It will be seen, therefore, that the handle body I is essentially a, solid one-piece metal casting, preferably, a1though it could be made of other materials, but in any event the handle body is. essentially a solid one-piece element. The opening therein is in effect countersunk at its outer side, on the face of the handle, to in effect provide a countersink l in the face of the. handle,

with the shoulders 4 at the inner edges of the countersink, in the manner shown and described. The handle shown has a socket portion 8 for mounting it on a spindle, the socket piece being at one end of the oblong opening 9 in the handle body, whereby said opening is unobstructed at both the front and rear of the handle. In this way, the insert can be inserted from the rear of the handle, and then fastened in place against the shoulders 4 at the inner edge of the countersink I, so that the insert is maintained convex on its outer surface, and concave on its inner surface, in the manner shown, but, as also shown, the convex outer surface of the insert is inside of the plane of the outer edges III of the countersink, as shown in the drawing.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. As an article of manufacture, the combination of a solid one-piece cast handle body, having an opening therein, extending entirely through the body, from front to rearthereof, the front portion of said opening being enlarged and thereby in effect countersunk a distance, and an insert of relatively thin material shaped to engage the inner edges of the countersink, necessarily inserted in place through the rear of said opening, for exposure to view through the front of the opening, and retaining means rigid with said one-piece body and bearing against the edge portions of said insert, on the rear surface of the latter.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, said insert being held in outwardly convex and inwardly concave condition, when fastened in place, by said retaining means, but with the outer convex surface disposed a distance inside of the plane of the outer edges of the countersink.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, said opening being beveled around the outer edge thereof, forminga border for the countersunk insert.

whereby the latter is unobstructed at both thefront and rear sides of the handle.

' WALTER MILLER. 

